Europe Fronts Afire as Allies Press Paris Drive
American and British forces wield heavy offensives against Germany with about 50 miles to Paris. U S troops push from the west toward Paris while British Canadian forces advance north of Caen. Western Brittany shelling targets ports Brest Lorient St Nazaire to secure Atlantic supply routes as Russian mobilization intensifies.
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U. S
Paris
Caen
Brittany
Brest
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Atlantic Ocean
East Prussia
Pacific Battlefront Reports From World War II Front Lines
German paratroopers respected U S fighting in Normandy where accuracy and maneuverability dominated. Observations show effective fire against small targets as Allied forces prepare for renewed assaults. Across Europe Soviets push near Silesia and Carpathians while Nazis defend in Italy and the Adriatic. Pacific actions include MacArthur meeting Roosevelt at Pearl Harbor, raids on Mindanao, Nagasaki bombing, and renewed emphasis on reinforcing Hawaii as a front line.
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Doug
MacArthur
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Philippines
Mindanao
Japan
Nagasaki
Palembang
East Indies
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Weather Outlook Mixed as Rain Improves Some Regions
Heat wave worsens drought east of the Mississippi with poor crop conditions in Illinois Michigan Indiana and Ohio. West of the river corn prospects look strong with a banner Iowa harvest and Nebraska rain. A U S Britain oil pact envisions an international oil organ to regulate distribution and ensure fair prices.
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Mississippi River
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Great Britain
Government sets 1944 canned fruit prices and apple crop outlook
War Food Administration fixes canned fruit prices at 86.4 percent of area average or cannery ceiling, whichever lower. International Apple Association forecasts about 123 million bushels for 1944, with 10 million for armed forces and 36 million for lend-lease. maximum prices for the 1944 crop are established.
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War Food Administration
International Apple Association
Association
Rationing Changes Reflect Food Supply Shifts
The OPA removed utility grades of beef and lamb from rationing, restored pork loins and hams, and canned fish to the lists, and raised cheese point values. The moves followed market shifts in cattle, hogs, and canned fish, with higher cheese points intended to curb consumer purchases.
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OPA
War production push for tanks trucks and guns
Army officials urged rapid increases in production of tanks trucks big guns and ammunition to meet intensified battle demands. Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, director of material for the army service forces, said schedules for the second half of 1944 called for large gains including a 77 percent rise in aircraft bombs and double digit boosts in artillery ammunition and weapon output.
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Lucius D. Clay
Army Service Forces
Birth of quadruplets raises eyebrows in Amalfi artisan family
A 75 year old Amalfi craftsman reportedly fathers quadruplets with his second wife, lifting his total to 47 children after 30 with his first wife and 17 with the second. In Wales, 19 year old Mary Phillips stowed away to a Normandie beachhead, enduring two weeks under shellfire before returning to Britain. In Murph y Idaho, Sheriff Claude Sullivan closes his store after injuries from a car accident leaving the town with only a billiard parlor.
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Colombia
Mary Phillips
Trimsaran
Wales
Normandyeachhead
Miss Phillips
Britain
Claude Sullivan
Murphy
Idaho
Owyhee County
Postwar Relief Shapes Unemployment Debate in Congress
Postwar relief measures spark a clash between administration and Senate allies with southern Democrats over unemployment compensation. The Kilgore Murray bill seeks federal control with possible denial of benefits while the George bill keeps benefits state controlled. WPB aims to shift CIO workers from passenger to truck production and adjusts seniority and pay to prevent layoffs as output quotas rise.
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Federal
Arsenal
War Production Board
CIO
WPB
Government land sales to favor farmers and veterans
Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard told the house that farm land sales should be limited to those needing it for a home and for former owners or veterans as first and second preferences. Surplus lands would be sold by long time earning capacity, not inflated prices. About 6.5 million acres were acquired, with 3.5 million deemed suitable for farming.
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Claude Wickard
Germany
Junkers
Washington
Western Hemisphere
State Department
Argentina
Buenos Aires
United States
Europe
Washington Digest Urges DC Farm Help Drive in Wartime
Washington DC mobilizes a volunteer farm labor drive led by Johnny Jones of the Agriculture Extension Service. Civilian volunteers from House staff, cabinet offices, senators, and congressmen, plus WACs WAVES Marines and SPARS, join to harvest peach and apple crops. A Virginia tobacco farmer requested timber clearing. 50 Marines answered. Adults and students take week-long camps for pay, with many earning daily wages or basket-based pay during peak season.
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District of Columbia
Johnny Jones
Philadelphia Athletics
Coatsville
Department of Agriculture Extension Service
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House
Wacs
WAVES
Marines
SPARS
Virginia
White House
German Soldier Notes Retreat Vision in France
Brief entries report a German soldier captured in France writing that those who retreat will see their homeland again. The same note cites authorities authorizing production of 12 78 electric ranges in Q3 1944 across three manufacturers without war-work interference. Also described is a new method to detect slow tire leaks to prevent flats and a directive limiting German dentists to urgent care.
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France
Office of Defense Transportation
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